With the daylight murder of Rationalist Dr MM Kalburgi. The nation asks if free speech is under attack. Though its been 2 days since he was shot dead at point blank range. The CID is still unable to nab his killers. In an attempt to pass the buck. The Siddaramaiah government of Karnataka has requested a CBI probe in it. Thereby insulating itself from any political fall out of enraging the powerful lingayat community. Whom Kalburgi is known to have critiqued in his works.